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Peter Alsop is an American children's
musician whose songs try to
help kids deal with life. The range of subjects includes fear of
sleep, dealing with loss,
dealing with invasion of privacy, being called "gay" for showing
emotion, gender differences, individual tastes, dealing with disabilities, and respect
for others.

Alsop's lyrics sometimes deal with subjects related to sexuality:
"It's Only a Wee-Wee, So What's the Big Deal?", "It's My Penis", "Hopelessly Heterosexual" and "Don't Stick Your Hand
Down My Pants Just 'Cause We're in Love". These songs appear on
disc two of a double CD collection entitled Sex and
Sexuality.

Contents

Awards

The album Wha'd Ya Wanna Do? won the top award from NAIRD that
year, while Wake Up! won the NAIRD Indie Best Children's
Award.

Joint
efforts

Alsop teamed up with Bill Harley to record the album Peter
Alsop and Bill Harley In the Hospital, which deals with
concerns children may have while sick. These include "Will people
forget me while I'm in the hospital?" and "Why don't the doctors
take the time to explain what they're planning to do to me?" The
album includes a song to help children deal with grief and loss,
and a story about a four-legged octopus who has to deal with
teasing over her disability.

Alsop has also teamed up with John Ritter for the DVD Wake Up!,
which deals with safety concerns such as abduction and abuse.

Personal
life

Alsop was born and raised in Connecticut. He studied at Trinity College and went
on to Columbia Teacher's College. For a time, he worked with
emotionally disturbed teens in Maine, and with other children in
the Bronx.

Asleep at the Helm – Cassette/LP 1.
Asleep At The Help 2. Doin’ It For You 3. Good Time 4. You Make Me
Stand In The Corner 5. Ghosts 6. Let The Woman In You Come Through
7. When You Ask Me First 8. The One About The Bird In The Cage 9.
The Young Woman Disco 10. Lists

Draw the Line – Cassette/LP 1. Draw
The Line 2. Everybody’s Goin’ For The Money 3. Way-Hi 4. Atomic
Waste 5. Snake Dance 6. One Less Mouth To Feed 7. The AFL-CIO Love
Song 8. The Homely Friend Song 9. All Used Up 10. My Body

Pluggin' Away - CD 1. If I Was In
Charge 2. I Can If I Wanna 3. Costume Party 4. Hyperactive 5. No
One's Normal 6. Heal The Bay 7. That's My Thang! 8. Safari 9. Gotta
Lotta Livin' To Do 10. What If? 11. Under The Rainbow 12. New Games
13. High Standards 14. Pluggin' Away

Songs on Loss & Grief - CD 1. Take
Me With You 2. While I’m Sleepin’ 3. If It Doesn’t Have Me 4. Mr. D
5. No One Knows For Sure 6. Where Will I Go When I’m Dead &
Gone? 7. Ghosts 8. Gotta Lotta Livin’ To Do 9. I Cried 10. Lifeline
11. One Less Mouth To Feed 12. Eulogy 13. Gone For Good 14. My
Brother Threw-up On My Stuffed Toy Bunny 15. So Long 16. New Ground
17. Peter